Al-Anba (Kuwait)

Al Anbaa' (Arabic: الانباء meaning The News) or alternatively Al Anba is an Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper.[1][2] The paper is owned and published by Bab Al-Kuwait Press Co.[3]

Al-Anba
جريدة الانباء
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Bab Al-Kuwait Press Co.
Founder(s)Khalid Y. Al Marzouq
PublisherBab Al-Kuwait Press Co.
EditorYousuf K. Al Marzouq
Staff writers600
Founded5 January 1976 (1976-01-05)
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersKuwait City
Circulation116,000 (2008)
WebsiteAl Anbaa

History and profile

The paper was launched on 5 January 1976.[3][4] It is the continuation of Akhbar Al Kuwait which was published from 1962 to 1975.[5][6]

During the invasion of Kuwait the paper was printed in Cairo, Egypt, from August 1990 to August 1991.[7]

Circulation and content

The paper is one of the most circulated publications in Kuwait.[4] Its 2001 circulation was about 107,000 copies[8] and was the best selling newspaper in the country.[9] In 2008, it was the first daily in Kuwait with a circulation of 116,000 copies.[10] In 2010, Al Anbaa was the 39th among the top-ranked 50 online Arab papers in the MENA region.[11][12] In 2012, it was one of the three most read dailies in the country.[7]

At the beginning of 2012, the paper signed an agreement with IMC Digital to improve its popularity in social media. As a result of this effort, the paper reached 30,000 fans on Facebook, over 25,000 followers on Twitter and a minimum of 200,000 video views on YouTube within the first two months of 2012.[13] Furthermore, hits on the website of the paper increased by 30% in the overall traffic and a 20% in the traffic produced by search engines.[13]

The content of the paper focuses on political, social, technical and sport news.[3] It provides all these news in an uncritical way since the paper has a pro-government stance.[2] However, in mid-June 1976, the offices of the paper in Al Sharq area were attacked.[4] In addition, the publication of the paper was ceased twice, in March 1987 and in March 1995, by Kuwaiti courts.[3] The paper also contains news on environmental issues.[14]

Staff and editors

One of the significant writers of the paper is Saleh Al Sayer.[2]

The editors of the paper are as follows:

1. Nassir Abdulaziz Al Marzouq (5 January 1976 - 1 November 1978)
2. Faisal Yousef Al Marzouq (1 November 1978 - 25 June 1990)
3. Walid Khalid Yousuf Al Marzouq (26 June 1990 - 1 May 1995)
4. Bibi Khalid Yousuf Al Marzouq (2 May 1995 - 8 February 2009
5. Yousuf Khalid Yousuf Al Marzouq (8 February 2009 – present)[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kuwaiti Newspapers". Online Newspapers. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. "Kuwait". The Arab Press network. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. "Bab Al-Kuwait Press Co". Bab Al Kuwait. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. "Al Anbaa Newspaper". Mkan. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. Selvik, Kjetil (2011). "Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene". Middle Eastern Studies. 47 (3): 477–496. doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.565143.
  6. Naomi Sakr (17 December 2004). Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-Expression. I.B.Tauris. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-85043-545-7.
  7. "Arab Media Review (January-June 2012)" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. "Kuwaiti Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  9. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. "Kuwait. Media Market Description" (PDF). WARC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  11. "Kuwaiti Al Watan, Al Rai and Al Anbaa among the top-ranked 50 Arab papers online". Kuwait News Agency. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  12. "Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10". Jad Aoun. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  13. "Al Anba Newspaper -Kuwait". PRLog. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  14. Najib Saab. "The Environment in Arab Media" (PDF). Arab Forum for Environment and Development. Archived from the original (Report) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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